# TA Mwenewenya Traditional authority, Chitipa District > Source: https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/ta-mwenewenya/ Traditional authority · Chitipa District # TA Mwenewenya TA Mwenewenya is a traditional authority area of Malawi in Chitipa District, Northern Region. It covers **744.8 km²**. 51 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 745km² - 2mapped services - 1,466 mtypical elevation ## Where is TA Mwenewenya? TA Mwenewenya lies in [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/), [Northern Region](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/), [Malawi](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/). It borders 5 other traditional authorities: [STA Nthengatenga](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/sta-nthengatenga/), [TA Kyungu](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/karonga/ta-kyungu/), [TA Mwabulambya](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/ta-mwabulambya/), [TA Mwenemisuku](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/ta-mwenemisuku/) and [TA Nthalire](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/ta-nthalire/). By area it is the 20th largest of 433 traditional authorities in Malawi. It covers 17.2% of [Chitipa District](https://wherepedia.org/malawi/northern/chitipa/). The centre of TA Mwenewenya is about 437 km in a straight line from Lilongwe, the capital. It is about 44 km from Chitipa, the main town of Chitipa District. The centre point is at -10.0477° N, 33.4663° E. Source: [National Statistics Office of Malawi via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-mwi). ## Villages and localities in TA Mwenewenya Open gazetteers list **51 villages, towns and localities** in TA Mwenewenya. Settlements here lie between about 1,270 m and 1,742 m above sea level (median 1,466 m). - Chambo - Chimaliro - Chindamba - Chipakama - Chisenga - Chisitu - Chiwaya - David Kaila - Isonjero - Iwuluma - Jarawe - Kagowe - Kaila - Kalowe - Kama - Kankhusi - Kankhwamba Kaila - Kanyimbo - Kaphwata - Kavomole - Kayirizi - Kazila - Mbale - Mbalizi - Mfinda - Mpale - Mpande - Mufinda - Mugala - Mulinda - Mutambo - Mwanakaliza - Mwanjira - Mwenepante - Mwenewenya - Mwenewenya Three - Mwenewenya Two - Ngambi - Ng’ambi - Nkumano - Nyimbiri - Nyondo - Sekwa - Simkhonda - Simon Nkhondwa - Simwaka - Timothy Kaira One - Timothy Kaira Two - Vimbwa - Wenya - Yotani Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of TA Mwenewenya Named natural and historic features inside TA Mwenewenya, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 48 rivers and streams. - Bale - Bichi - Camavi - Chikululu - Chimbwi - Chisenga - Chisitu - Dvemdya - Fungo - Jarawe - Jembya - Jemero - Kakhusya - Kangowe - Kanyenjere - Kasasa - Kasirolo - Kazila - Lomba - Lua - Lufilya - Lutawa - Lutete - Luwawo …and 24 more. ### Hills and mountains 8 mountains; 7 hills. - Namitowa · 2,048 m - Kawera Hill · 1,991 m - Kambonya Hill · 1,964 m - Kanyanyezi · 1,936 m - Pilewombe · 1,875 m - Luwala Hill · 1,772 m - Kawumbe · 1,754 m - Namawe Hill · 1,723 m - Kasumburu Hill · 1,719 m - Chisitu · 1,705 m - Manganga Hill · 1,685 m - Kasunguwanji · 1,658 m - Manza Hill · 1,656 m - Kanangu Hill · 1,602 m - Cambyolo Hill · 1,548 m ### Forests and nature 1 nature reserve. - Mafinga Hills Protected Area Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in TA Mwenewenya and the best time to visit Using the climate of Chitipa District, the warmest month is Nov (average 26 °C) and the coolest is Jul (17 °C). About 1,197 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jan (271 mm) and the driest Aug (3 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **April to November**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 22 271 Feb 22 208 Mar 22 214 Apr 21 102 May 19 20 Jun 18 11 Jul 17 5 Aug 20 3 Sep 23 4 Oct 26 22 Nov 26 89 Dec 23 249 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from TA Mwenewenya Need Nearest mapped Distance School Chisenga CDSS · TA Mwenewenya 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.98019&mlon=33.38647#map=17/-9.98019/33.38647) Police station Chisenga Police Station · TA Mwenewenya 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-9.97483&mlon=33.39284#map=17/-9.97483/33.39284) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in TA Mwenewenya Places mapped inside TA Mwenewenya in open map data, by type. - Schools1 - Police stations1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other traditional authorities in Chitipa District - Chitipa Boma - Nyika Ntational Park-Chitipa - STA Bulambya Songwe - STA Lwangwa - STA Nthengatenga - STA Wavikaza - TA Kameme - TA Mwabulambya - TA Mwenemisuku - TA Nthalire ## Quick answers - Where is TA Mwenewenya?In Chitipa District, Northern Region, Malawi - What borders TA Mwenewenya?STA Nthengatenga, TA Kyungu, TA Mwabulambya, TA Mwenemisuku and TA Nthalire - How many villages are in TA Mwenewenya?51 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of TA Mwenewenya?Settlements lie between 1,270 m and 1,742 m - What is the highest point in TA Mwenewenya?Namitowa (2,048 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit TA Mwenewenya?April to November - What is the P-code of TA Mwenewenya?MW10105 (OCHA common operational dataset)